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E155 | How a Bus Washer That Slept in His Car Became a Venture Capital Success–Brandon Brooks
Manage episode 365309755 series 3252769
His first job was bagging groceries. Then, he earned $30/hr as a bus washer. Brandon Brooks lived in his car at the time. It was during this time he had the idea to create a a crowdfunding platform.
Find out how he achieved success in the venture capital world, secured a partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers and how his grit, hustle and determination helped him to broke into the VC world, all without a college degree.
Timestamps:
- 02:02 Brandon Brooks: VC & Investor
- 2:47 how to succeed as a VC & salary expectations
- 5:19 Elementary school was great but he flunked in high school
- 06:22 Bagging groceries, washing buses and how those jobs helped him in his career
- 12:50 How he became the founder of the first black-owned crowdfunding platform
- 15:16 How the Pittsburgh Steelers partnered with his company
- 18:43 Challenges with starting a Venture Capital fund
- 23:18 What it was like to not have a college degree in the Venture Capital space
- 24:43 Advice for founders that don’t have a degree
- 27:35 How to stay motivated as an entrepreneur
- 28:10 Mistakes he made that you can learn from
- 30:53 Reflections: advice he’d give to his younger self
- 33:57 Mistakes founders make when talking to VCs
- 37:45 Future goals: Plans to help all entrepreneurs have access to all the tools they need
Support/Contact Brandon:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialBBrooks/
- Zinsu Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoZinsu
Resources mentionded in this podcast:
- Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND
Connect with us on social media!
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB
- Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG
- Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW
- TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V
- Join our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscord
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND
Connect with us on social media!
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB
- Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG
- Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW
- TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.
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E155 | How a Bus Washer That Slept in His Car Became a Venture Capital Success–Brandon Brooks
The NoDegree Podcast – No Degree Success Stories for Job Searching, Careers, and Entrepreneurship
Manage episode 365309755 series 3252769
His first job was bagging groceries. Then, he earned $30/hr as a bus washer. Brandon Brooks lived in his car at the time. It was during this time he had the idea to create a a crowdfunding platform.
Find out how he achieved success in the venture capital world, secured a partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers and how his grit, hustle and determination helped him to broke into the VC world, all without a college degree.
Timestamps:
- 02:02 Brandon Brooks: VC & Investor
- 2:47 how to succeed as a VC & salary expectations
- 5:19 Elementary school was great but he flunked in high school
- 06:22 Bagging groceries, washing buses and how those jobs helped him in his career
- 12:50 How he became the founder of the first black-owned crowdfunding platform
- 15:16 How the Pittsburgh Steelers partnered with his company
- 18:43 Challenges with starting a Venture Capital fund
- 23:18 What it was like to not have a college degree in the Venture Capital space
- 24:43 Advice for founders that don’t have a degree
- 27:35 How to stay motivated as an entrepreneur
- 28:10 Mistakes he made that you can learn from
- 30:53 Reflections: advice he’d give to his younger self
- 33:57 Mistakes founders make when talking to VCs
- 37:45 Future goals: Plans to help all entrepreneurs have access to all the tools they need
Support/Contact Brandon:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialBBrooks/
- Zinsu Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoZinsu
Resources mentionded in this podcast:
- Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND
Connect with us on social media!
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB
- Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG
- Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW
- TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V
- Join our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscord
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND
Connect with us on social media!
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB
- Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG
- Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW
- TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.
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